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Tatort Germany: The Curious Case of German-Language Crime Fiction

By Lynn M. Kutch (Editor), Todd Herzog (Editor), Angelika Baier (Contribution by), Anita McChesney (Contribution by), Carol Anne Costabile-Heming (Contribution by), Faye Stewart (Contribution by), Heike Henderson (Contribution by), Jon Sherman (Contribution by), Kyle Frackman (Contribution by), Lynn M. Kutch (Contribution by), Magdalena Walig rska (Contribution by), Sascha Gerhards (Contribution by), Susanne C. Knittel (Contribution by), Todd Herzog (Contribution by), Traci S. O'Brien (Contribution by)
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By Lynn M. Kutch (Editor), Todd Herzog (Editor), Angelika Baier (Contribution by), Anita McChesney (Contribution by), Carol Anne Costabile-Heming (Contribution by), Faye Stewart (Contribution by), Heike Henderson (Contribution by), Jon Sherman (Contribution by), Kyle Frackman (Contribution by), Lynn M. Kutch (Contribution by), Magdalena Walig rska (Contribution by), Sascha Gerhards (Contribution by), Susanne C. Knittel (Contribution by), Todd Herzog (Contribution by), Traci S. O'Brien (Contribution by)
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New essays by leading scholars examining today's vibrant and innovative German crime fiction, along with its historical background.



Although George Bernard Shaw quipped that "the Germans lack talent for two things: revolution and crime novels," there is a long tradition of German crime fiction; it simply hasn't aligned itself with international trends. Duringthe 1920s, German—language writers dispensed with the detective and focused instead on criminals, a trend that did not take hold in oth...

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